Abstract Everett “Ev” Cassagneres was born February 7, 1928 in New Haven, CT. He was the son of Eugene and Alta (Bryan) Cassagneres. A lifetime aviation enthusiast, he was one of the thirteen founding members of the Connecticut Aeronautical Historical Association which today operates the New England Air Museum. Ev was a licensed pilot with over fifty years of flying experience flying a wide variety of aircraft, including some of the Ryan models that he researched. He also founded and was President of...